Academy converter · Wolverhampton

St Stephen's Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
246Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
144251URN

Woden Road, Heath Town, Wolverhampton, WV10 0BB

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.5 above Wolverhampton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wolverhampton

74 applications for 30 places · 15th of 70 in Wolverhampton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%met the expected standard

Wolverhampton 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 3 March 2026Published 10 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years				Needs attention
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

3 March 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
1 December 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Wolverhampton median (2.0) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

74 applications · 30 places offered · 33 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.5; Wolverhampton median median 2.0
2025 2.4; Wolverhampton median median 2.1
2024 2.2; Wolverhampton median median 2.0
2023 2.4; Wolverhampton median median 2.1
2022 2.4; Wolverhampton median median 2.0
2021 3.3; Wolverhampton median median 2.0
2020 2.8; Wolverhampton median median 2.1
2019 3.0; Wolverhampton median median 2.0
2018 2.6; Wolverhampton median median 1.9
2017 2.7; Wolverhampton median median 1.9
2016 2.7; Wolverhampton median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.5; Wolverhampton median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 3.5; Wolverhampton median median 2.0; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Wolverhampton median in 10 of 10 years.

This school
Wolverhampton median

Dashed bars: as St Stephen's Church of England Primary School (URN 104361), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	74	2.5	33	1.10
Sep 2025	30	73	2.4	35	1.17
Sep 2024	29	64	2.2	41	1.41
Sep 2023	29	70	2.4	32	1.10
Sep 2022	30	72	2.4	34	1.13
Sep 2021	30	98	3.3	45	1.50
Sep 2020	30	84	2.8	34	1.13
Sep 2019	30	89	3.0	38	1.27
Sep 2018	30	77	2.6	37	1.23
Sep 2017	30	80	2.7	37	1.23
Sep 2016 *	30	81	2.7	41	1.37
Sep 2015 *	29	71	2.5	38	1.31
Sep 2014 *	29	100	3.5	47	1.62

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 79% · Maths 79% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%8th of 62 in Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Wolverhampton 80% England 78%

Higher standard48%

Wolverhampton 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Wolverhampton 76% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Wolverhampton 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Wolverhampton 76% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Wolverhampton 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Wolverhampton median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	79%	0%	108	105
2023/24	65%	10%	103	106
2022/23	87%	10%	106	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Stephen's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.5applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Woden Primary School
0.5 km · Wolverhampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Trinity CofE Primary Academy
0.5 km · Wolverhampton

Good2023

1.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Eastfield Primary School
1.0 km · Wolverhampton

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Holy Rosary Catholic Primary Academy
1.4 km · Wolverhampton

2025

2.3applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy
1.6 km · Wolverhampton

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Dunstall Hill Primary School
1.6 km · Wolverhampton

Standards maintained2024

1.8applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
West Park Primary School
1.8 km · Wolverhampton

Remains Good2024

4.4applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Wodensfield Primary School
1.8 km · Wolverhampton

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144251 · 336/3010
Trust: Ignite Learning Partnership
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 246 on roll
Free school meals: 65.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 June 2017
Replaced: St Stephen's Church of England Primary School (URN 104361)
Address: Woden Road, Heath Town, Wolverhampton, WV10 0BB
Local authority: Wolverhampton

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources